I think this establishes that Web Standards are a poor metaphor for strong, monogamous relationships
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Timoni:
You know that “you are the CSS to my HTML” thing that's going around? What does it MEAN? “You define how I'm displayed in browsers?”BenWard:
It's supposed to be ‘You are an essential part, making me whole’. But, alternatively, ‘You are superfluous decoration to my content’BenWard:
Additionally. Where is JavaScript in this HTML/CSS relationship? Is she your bit on the side, crawling all over your DOM?</p>BenWard:
I suppose the Flash plug-in is the disease-ridden prostitute you call on when your CSS partner's typefaces don't excite you any more.</p>
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